Barnyard Olympics ends Douglas County Fair week
The Douglas County Fair wrapped with thirty one 4-H teams competing in the Barnyard Olympics. Teams like Charlie's Angels Lone Stars Hufflepuff and The Oddballs stacked hay bales moved grain scoops and carried water to complete the obstacle course. Sue Ashcraft praised strong attendance and good weather as vendors tally sales and 4-H members collect exhibits before the final awards ceremony.
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Charlie’s Angels
Lone Stars
Hufflepuff
Makayla Hirschmann
Trentyn Gilges
Douglas County Fair
The Old Home Place Story of a Kansas Farm
Joy Lominska details a century of occupancy on a Jefferson County land parcel north of Lawrence. The book chronicles the land from Delaware Indian Reserve days through 1877 to German Bruchmillers and eight children, then later soil decline and rental use.
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Augusta Bruchmiller
Lominska
Jefferson County
Lawrence
Delaware Indian Reserve
Bruchmillers
Scientists drill for deeper knowledge of aquifer
Kansas University researchers study sediment cores from Harvey County to uncover ancient river histories and the conditions shaping the subterranean water system vital to regional agriculture and communities. Thousands of years of sediment reveal sand grain histories and geologic timelines informing future water supply.
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Kansas University
West
State of
Kansas
Harvey County
Plains
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